Receptacle for storing tobacco products



Sept. 1, 1936. H. HANDSCHUR I 2,052,826

RECEPTACLE FOR STORING TOBACCO PRODUCTS Filed Nov. 27, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet l Invenlor r 0 m M. r m H Man I flllomey Sept. 1, 1936. HANDSCHUR 2,052,826

RECEPTACLE FOR STORING TOBACCO PRODUCTS Filed Nov. 27, 1935 2 SheetsSheet 2 Inventor 75 74 flllomey Patented Sept. 1, 1936 uni ies sr-Ares RECEPTACLE FOR STORING TOBACCO PRODUCTS Henry. Handschur, Winfield, Y.

Refiled for (abandoned) application Serial No. 578,814, December .3, 19.31, .which in turnis a division of. Serial No. 487:,843,fctober. 10, 1930. This application November, 27, 1935, Serial No.

1 Claim: (Cl. 217 3) This-invention. relates to receptacles, anclmore particularly it pertains to receptacleswhich are employed for the purpose of storing of cigars. or other tobacco, productsto maintain themat all times in proper. condition, and this. applicationis av substitute; in whole, of my abandoned applica: tionSerial No. 578,814 filed December. 3, l931,as a division of my application, filed October 10, 1930;

7 Serial Number 487,843.;

It is one of the objects of the invention to provide a receptacle in which, when its cover is closed, an airtight closure joint is formed between the cover and the body proper of the receptacle.

It is a further object of the invention to so "construct a receptacle of the aforementioned character in which the cover, although of the hinged type, engages with the body of the receptacle throughout the entire defining edge of its open side, thus insuring a tight joint at all times when the cover is in its closed position.

Other objects of the invention relate to certain novel and improved constructions, arrangements and combinations of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claim,

the advantages of which will be readily understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art.

The invention will be clearly understood from the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention in its preferred form, and the following detailed description of the constructions herein shown.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a receptacle constructed in accordance with the present invention, the receptacle being shown in its open position.

Figure 2 is a detail sectional view taken through the cover on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detail perspective view illustrating a portion of the cover.

Figure 4 is an inverted fragmentary view of a portion of the cover.

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view of the receptacle on an enlarged scale showing the cover 2 45 in its closed position, and

Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view showing the cover in its partially open position.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 10 indi- 50 cates the body of the receptacle, II the cover thereof, and I2 indicates the hinges by which the cover is hingedly connected to the receptacle body.

By reference to Figure 5 it will be noted that the body of the receptacle I0 is provided with a 55 relatively thin metallic lining l3, and within said lining l3, there is provided an insulating material I4. of which Celotex? is a good example of the material .used. Within the insulating wall I4, the receptacle is lined with wood or the, like 15, and these several walls which make up the liningpare 5 held in position by .turningthe lining. l3 over the upper'edge of the insulating. lining and the lining l5 as indicated at [6 in Figure 5, and extending the .folded in edge downwardly. withinthe receptacleas indicated. 10

Thus. it willbe seen that by .the'construction herein set. forth,.the' metal lining. l 3 and the lining walls l4 and I5 are securely held in position within the receptacle without resorting to separate fastening means of any kind since the folded over 15 portion l6 of the lining l3 serves to secure all parts within the receptacle.

The cover H is preferably formed from wood, and has a metallic lining I'l. Projecting from the inner base of the cover II, and depending there- 20 from when the cover is in its closed position, there is a metallic extension 3 which is hollow as shown, and is provided with an outwardly flaring flange [9 defining its free edge.

Surrounding this hollow extension l8, there is 25 a follower or the like which as illustrated in Figures 2 and 3, comprises a rectangular frame 20, which is provided on its exposed edge, with a groove 2| which extends entirely around said frame. Upon that face of the frame opposite to 30 the groove 2|, said frame is provided with a plurality of spaced recesses 22, for the reception of coil springs 23, which exert their tension in such a manner as to force the rectangular frame 20 outwardly of the cover. 35

Means is provided to prevent the rectangular frame 20 being forced entirely from the cover, and this means consists of a. flange or the like 24 which defines the open edge of the cover, and is mounted therein, and this flange 24 together with the flange l9 heretofore mentioned as projecting from the open edge of the member l8, forms a stop to prevent the rectangular frame member 20 being forced from the cover as more clearly illustrated in Figure 6.

Bridging the groove or channel 2| in the frame like member 20, there is a closure forming member 30. This closure forming member 30 preferably comprises a piece of flexible material such as chamois or similar material, and it is held in position at one end between the shoulder forming member 24 and the inside face of the side walls of the cover II, and at its other edge, it is secured to the inner face of the frame like member 20 as indicated at 32 in the drawings. The

pression, and the frame like follower 20 is free to assume any irregular position which may benecessary for the sealing strip or member 30,

to engage with the defining shoulderv of the rereceptacle throughout its entire'length' as best illustrated in Figure 5. 7

By reason of the manner in which the sealing strip 30 is secured in position, an air tight joint between the cover and the body of the receptacle is formed for the reason that air entering the joint between the cover and the receptacle is, ad-

mitted to the interior of the receptacle exteriorly of the flange or shoulder l6 and inasmuch as the sealing strip contacts with the upper edge of this flange or shoulder I6 air entering at this point is excluded from the interior of the receptacle.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that the present invention provides a receptacle for cigars, cigarettes and other articles in which the air is positively excluded .from the interior of the receptacle when the cover is in its closed position, thus providing a highly efilcient receptacle for any article which it is desirable to storeunder such conditions.

From the above it will also be appreciated that due to the air tight joint between the cover and the body of the receptacle and the provision of the insulating wall I4 impairment of the flavor of the tobacco, either by loss or by accretion is effectively prevented. 7

' While the invention has been herein disclosed in a preferred form, it is to be understood that \the invention is not to be limited to the specific constructions herein illustrated, and that it is capable of various other adaptations without departing from the spirit thereof.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and what it is desired to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

In a receptacle of the character described, a

receptacle body, a lining therefor, said lining being formed of relatively thin metaL'an insulating wall, the upper edge of which projects above the open side of the receptacle body, a lining wall the upper edge of which projects beyond the upper edge of the insulating wall to provide a shoulder defining the open edge of the receptacle body, and means for securing said insulating wall and said lining walls in position, said means comprisinga portion of the metallic liningbent across the upper edges of the insulating wall and lining wall and over the shoulder formed by thelining wall, and then downward flatly into contact with the inner surface of said lining wall.

HENRY HANDscHUR. 

